%0 PDF %T Anomalous uniform domain in a twisted nematic cell constructed from micropatterned surfaces. %A Atherton, Timothy J.; Sambles, Roy.; Bramble, J.P.; Henderson, J.R.; Evans, Stephen D. %D 2017-01-13T15:42:01.156Z %8 2017-01-13 %I Tufts University. Tisch Library. %R http://localhost/files/bn999k856 %X We have discovered an optically uniform type of domain that occurs in twisted nematic (TN) cells that are constructed from substrates chemically patterned with stripes via microcontact printing of self-assembled monolayers; such domains do not occur in TN cells constructed from uniform substrates. In such a cell, the azimuthal anchoring at the substrates is due to the elastic anisotropy of the liquid crystal rather than the conventional rubbing mechanism. A model is presented that predicts the relative stability of the twisted and anomalous states as a function of the material and design parameters. %[ 2018-10-11 %9 Text %~ Tufts Digital Library %W Institution